Roughly two dozen health and environmental groups are suing EPA over its decision to repeal a Biden-era rule targeting mercury air emissions from some coal-fired power plants.
A petition filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenges the Trump administration’s decision to repeal regulations on plants burning lignite, a low-grade type of coal, raising air emissions to more than three times higher than other coal-fueled operations.
“Federal safeguards that have significantly lowered levels of mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic air pollutants have proven to be a success story for public health and the environment,” Deborah Murray, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said in a statement.
The law center represents leading health organizations, including the Counsel for American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Lung Association, the American Public Health Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility.
